Australia will be sending a 16-player squad to India for a multi-format U-19 series. The youngest member of Australia’s U-19 World Cup-winning squad headlines a group of talented youths that will get a crash course in combatting subcontinent conditions with a multi-format tour of India next month.
Oliver Peake and U-19 World Cup winner Aidan O’Connor have been included in a 16-member squad that will play 50 over ODI and two four-day matches against India’s U19.
They were the only players available for U19 selection from the Australia team which won the U19 World Cup 2024 in South Africa, after a 79-run victory against India. The 17-year-old Peake has been part of Australia’s U19 World Cup win in South Africa after being a late entrant to the tournament as an injury-replacement player.
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The team will include many fresh faces Addison Sherrif, a pace bowling all-rounder from NSA who earned player of the tournament honors at the 2022-23 U17 national championships picked 222 runs and nine wickets.
Western Australia’s Simon Budge dominated with the bat at 2022-23 U17 nationals as a 15-year-old and has been included as highly rated Queensland batter Steven Hogan. The squad includes four players from each of Victoria and New South Wales, three from South Australia, two each from Tasmania and Western Australia, and Hogan.
“It is exciting to commence a new World Cup cycle and provide the next generation of emerging talent with the opportunity to represent Australia at international level. The upcoming India tour will give a new squad of players the chance to play a multi-format series and challenge them to adapt to different conditions outside of Australia.
“Ensuring our pathway programs are strong is a major priority for Australian cricket and we’re committed to increasing opportunities for our most talented emerging players at both a domestic and international level,” said Cricket Australia’s head of national development Sonya Thompson.
Australia will be looking to defend the U19 men’s World Cup title at the next tournament in 2026 to be held in Zimbabwe and Namibia. Final confirmation of the schedule and location of matches on the Indian tour, as well as broadcast details are set to be confirmed by Indian officials soon.
Australia U19 Men’s Squad for India tour
Thomas Brown (SA), Simon Budge (WA), Zac Curtain (Tas), Riley Kingsell (NSW), Steven Hogan (Qld), Lincoln Hobbs (WA), Harry Hoekstra (Vic) Christian Howe (Vic), Aidan O’Connor (Tas), Ollie Patterson (NSW), Ollie Peake (Vic), Vishwa Ramkumar (Vic), Lachlan Ranaldo (SA), Hayden Schiller (SA), Addison Sheriff (NSW), Alex Lee Young (NSW)
